Rashid Latif admits to having claimed dropped catch

[TaNk]

Former Pakistan captain and wicketkeeper, Rashid Latif, has admitted he claimed a catch against Bangladesh batsman Alok Kapali in Multan in 2003 even though he knew he hadn't taken it cleanly, according to media reports. Pakistan went on to win the Test by a slender one-wicket margin but Latif, then the captain, was banned for five games by the match referee for that incident. Bangladesh were in a strong position in the third Test, having taken a first-innings lead of 106, and were 91 for 5 in the second innings when Kapali edged medium-pacer Yasir Ali to the wicketkeeper. Latif appeared to pull off a spectacular take flying in front of first slip but television replays showed the ball popping out of his gloves as he got up from the floor after rolling over twice. "I dived to my right to take a Kapali nick. The ball dropped from my gloves as I rolled over but quickly picked it up from the ground before claiming it as a clean catch," Latif told Desh TV, a Bangladesh television channel. Pakistan went on to win the Test thanks largely to Inzamam-ul-Haq, who scored an unbeaten 138, during the chase of 261. Latif was subsequently found guilty of breaching the ICC Code of Conduct by match referee Mike Procter and was banned for five ODIs. At the time, however, Latif had said he had taken the catch cleanly. "If I had been convinced that I had not taken a clean catch and that the ball popped out of my gloves before I completed the catch motion, I would have called the batsman back," he said then. "I dived, took the catch, rolled over and then just threw the ball to Inzamam." Latif, who stepped down as Pakistan captain following the series, is currently in Dhaka to attend a Level III coaching course conducted by the Asian Cricket Council and Cricket Australia in collaboration with the Bangladesh Cricket Board. Source :- http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/current/story/433973.html

[Sachinism]

It would have been retarded of him to deny it. It was so damn obvious

[DomainK]

What's in that to admit? He cheated, everyone saw.

[DomainK]

Nothing is more obvious than this:

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[Celeste]

The ball dropped from my gloves as I rolled over but quickly picked it up from the ground before claiming it as a clean catch," Latif told Desh TV, a Bangladesh television channel.:giggle:

[nikred]

The ball dropped from my gloves as I rolled over but quickly picked it up from the ground before claiming it as a clean catch' date='" [b']Latif told Desh TV, a Bangladesh television channel.:giggle:

Obviously it will be a Bangladeshi channel that will bring up this incident.

[Mamu]

Tell me something new about Paki Players and that will suprise me -- besides cheating/drug abusing/ball tampering/pitch tampering/killing coaches/chucking/abusing players etc etc. Everything short of pointing an AK-47 at umpires and asking him to give favorable decisions, they have been involved in.

[DomainK]

The ball dropped from my gloves as I rolled over but quickly picked it up from the ground before claiming it as a clean catch' date='" [b']Latif told Desh TV, a Bangladesh television channel.:giggle:

Whats funny?

[Params7]

Whats funny?

He thinks the channel is faking the interview.

[Zap_Brannigan]

You mean the video wasn't conclusive enough ?

[99.94]

He was a racist too.

[DomainK]

He thinks the channel is faking the interview.

Ha! Not everyone is Latif. And no one needs to fake anything to show that he cheated.

[Asim]

Tell me something new about Paki Players and that will suprise me -- besides cheating/drug abusing/ball tampering/pitch tampering/killing coaches/chucking/abusing players etc etc. Everything short of pointing an AK-47 at umpires and asking him to give favorable decisions' date=' they have been involved in.[/quote'] killing coaches is nice one ;)

[nikred]

He was a racist too.

why so?

[Gambit]

why so?

2003 World Cup incident. Latifa allegedly called Gilly a white c.....

[DomainK]

2003 World Cup incident. Latifa allegedly called Gilly a white c.....

:haha:

[Gambit]

In other news, Desh TV became the first Bangladeshi channel ever to interview a foreigner.

[Andy]

Latif admits claiming drop ball as clean catch against Bangladesh KARACHI: Six years after he claimed a dropped catch as a clean take against Bangladesh in the Multan Test, disgraced former Pakistan wicketkeeper Rashid Latif has admitted that he had lied. "I dived to my right to take a nick from Kapali. The ball dropped from my gloves as I rolled over, but quickly picked it up from the ground before claiming it as a clean catch," The News quoted Latif, as saying. Bangladesh were in a strong position in the 2003 Multan Test. They were 91 for five in the second innings after having secured a first innings lead of 106 runs over the hosts, when Bangladesh all-rounder Alok Kapali edged a delivery of fast bowler Yasir Ali to Latif. The wicketkeeper claimed the catch, even though television replays clearly showed the ball popping out of his gloves onto the ground. Pakistan barely managed to win the match by one wicket, but the match referee banned Latif for displaying unsporting conduct on the cricket field. ========================================================== http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/Latif-admits-claiming-drop-ball-as-clean-catch-against-Bangladesh/articleshow/5222494.cms

[Temujin Khaghan]

...and this happened like 2 weeks back i think

[Razi]

Latif admits cheating at Multan The Daily Star Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif admitted that he faked the catch of Bangladesh batsman Alok Kapali during the third and final Test at Multan six years ago that the visitors lost by one wicket. His confessional statement was aired on Desh TV, a local private television channel, on Saturday night where the former Pakistan wicketkeeper also explained what prompted him to resort to an act of cheating. The 41-year-old Pakistani said that he did it intentionally keeping in mind that a defeat against Bangladesh would not be taken sportingly at home especially after the bitter memories of the 1999 loss in the World Cup. He said that their one-day international loss against Bangladesh during the 1999 World Cup in England raised questions of match fixing and he feared that the defeat at Multan, which was always on the cards, might fuel that allegation again. Now in Dhaka to attend the Level III coaches education course conducted by the Asian Cricket Council and Cricket Australia in collaboration with the Bangladesh Cricket Board, Latif also recalled the incident, which was widely criticised. “I dived to my right to take a Kapali nick (off an Yasir Ali delivery). The ball dropped from my gloves as I rolled over but quickly picked it up from the ground before claiming it as a clean catch,†said the stumper. In that Test, Bangladesh were in a strong position to pull off a historic win. After scoring 281 in the first innings they bowled Pakistan out for 175. In their second knock Bangladesh wobbled after Kapali's dismissal on a difficult track. In their second innings, Pakistan rode on an unbeaten 138 from Inzamamul Haq to save the blushes. It was also alleged that the groundsmen cut the outfield grass the night before the start of the fourth day, a clear violation of the game rules, so that the ball could move faster towards the boundary. An uneasy Latif however did not say anything about other incidents. Latif was subsequently suspended for next five matches for bringing the game into disrepute. He also stepped down as captain after that three-Test series. In that series, Bangladesh also played very well in the second Test at Peshawar. But a second innings debacle saw Bangladesh eventually lose the game by nine wickets. Latif is currently the wicket keeping coach of the Pakistan youth team.